#Swamp creatures by sculptor Sophie Prestigiacomo.
Sophie Prestigiancomo
Home Algus
Installed in Marshes Nature Reserve in the Gulf of Morbihan in France, in 2016
I came across Sophie Prestigiacomo’s work recently and thoroughly enjoyed their use of natural mediums to sculpt these human-like figures. Working with and of their environment, this piece caught my attention for various elements of an anthropocentric public work.
The work depicts human-esk swamp creatures made of mud, seaweed and drying algae. Active adaptation of the sculptures’ shape and textured skin from the environment and element the work resides. The artists intended legacy: biodiversity and the relationship humans have with the land.
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Homo Algus
by Sophie Prestigiacomo
These swamp creatures are sculptures created by the French sculptor Sophie Prestigiacomo. They can be seen at the Nature of Séné in the Gulf of Morbihan (France).
The figures are modeled with mud and seaweed, with the algae drying within the elements. The colors, textures, and “skin” of the creatures change over time, along with the organic landscape they inhabit. The sculptures offer a chance for onlookers to not only visit the site, but also engage in dialogue about biodiversity and our relationship to these lands.
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Swamp Creatures by sculptor Sophie Prestigiacomo.
The swamp creatures are modeled with mud. seaweed and with the algae. The colors, textures, and “skin" of the creatures change along with the organic landscape they inhabit.
The sculptor “reflects our intense dialogue with nature with her swamp creatures in the Nature of Séné in the Gulf of Morbihan in France. Land Art is the will to establish a direct relationship between man and nature.”
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Swamp creatures in a French nature reserve. Sculptor Sophie Prestigiacomo
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Swamp creatures in a French nature reserve by Sculptor Sophie Prestigiacomo.
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http://hifructose.com/2016/12/08/sophie-prestigiacomos-homo-algus-invites-swamp-creatures-out-of-the-wild/
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Swamp creatures in a French nature reserve. Sculptor - Sophie Prestigiacomo #artistspotlight🔦 #sculptureart #sculpturegarden #sculptureoftheday #sculpturelovers #sculpturepark #artistic_share #artist_4_shoutout (at Lower Haight, San Francisco) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4l-mVngG3G-PzWMOX9WWFjDvwUz-Irg_lycPk0/?igshid=1nobhmap3g2o5
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"Homo Algus", Mysterious Swamp Creatures by Sophie Prestigiacomo
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Sophie Prestigiacomo
reflects our ongoing and tense dialogue with nature with her swamp creatures in the Marshes Nature Reserve of Séné in the Gulf of Morbihan in France. It began with two mysterious beings a few years ago, and after they departed, a recent crowdfunding campaign to bring eight total to the reserve. Or as the campaign stated (as translated from French): “more numerous, more curious and probably convinced by the first visit of their two ambassadors, there was a relationship tie with the human species.”
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Homo Algus
Sculptor: Sophie Prestigiacomo
The swamp creatures are modeled with mud and seaweed, with the algae drying within the elements. The colors, textures, and “skin” of the creatures change over time, along with the organic landscape they inhabit. The sculptures offer a chance for onlookers to not only visit the site, but also engage in dialogue about biodiversity and our relationship to these lands.
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Swamp creatures in a French nature reserve by Sculptor Sophie Prestigiacomo.
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